When her best friend asked, Zhuo Jiangyue pretended to be calm and introduced, "Gao Yan, this is Song Yufei, my best friend and classmate. Yufei, this is Gao Yan, my classmate and deskmate in high school?"
"Just classmates, not childhood sweethearts or anything?" Song Yufei teased playfully.
Faced with Song Yufei's teasing, Zhuo Jiangyue's pretty face flushed slightly. Song Yufei, who had been watching her expression closely, noticed this and became even more certain that her best friend and this Gao Yan had something going on!
Zhuo Jiangyue quickly regained her composure: "Don't talk nonsense, we really are just classmates, otherwise we wouldn't have gone two years without contacting each other!"
Zhuo Jiangyue emphasized the word "two years," her words carrying a hint of resentment.
Gao Yan also realized what was going on and felt a pang of guilt. To be honest, he had been deliberately avoiding Zhuo Jiangyue, thinking that after two years, those innocent feelings from back then would have long since faded away.
Unexpectedly, Zhuo Jiangyue still remembered him.
For a moment, he felt a sense of pride and happiness.
"Isn't it lunchtime? Would you two ladies be so kind as to join us for lunch?"
Gao Yan deliberately changed the subject.
“Sure, but there are plenty of people at school who want to treat Jiang Yue to a meal, so we won’t go to ordinary restaurants!” Song Yufei said quickly.
Actually, Song Yufei is also a beauty. Although her looks are not as good as Zhuo Jiangyue's, they are still above 90 points.
"Don't listen to her nonsense, just eat whatever you want!"
Zhuo Jiangyue quickly replied that she knew Gao Yan's family situation and didn't want him to waste money.
"You said it was nothing, but you've already started protecting me so quickly!"
Song Yufei whispered teasingly in Zhuo Jiangyue's ear.
Zhuo Jiangyue blushed again.
At this moment, Gao Yan spoke up: "It's no trouble. It's my honor to treat two beautiful ladies to dinner. Please choose any restaurant upstairs. I can afford the cost."
He knew that Zhuo Jiangyue was saving him money, and he felt a warm glow in his heart.
He used to feel unworthy of Zhuo Jiangyue.
But now that he has a system, he is no longer the poor boy he used to be, so he naturally has to try to win over a good girl like Zhuo Jiangyue.
Upon hearing this, Zhuo Jiangyue looked at Gao Yan with some suspicion. As far as she knew, Gao Yan was not the kind of person who would put on a show of wealth when he was not.
"Don't worry, Miss, he won't go broke. Just this outfit he's wearing costs over ten thousand!" Song Yufei said with a smile. She had a sharp eye and noticed that Gao Yan was wearing and carrying LV bags, so even if he wasn't rich, he was still a big spender.
But I shouldn't be short of small amounts of money.
So the three of them went up to the fourth floor of the mall.
"This Sichuan restaurant looks good, how about we eat here? Jiang Yue, Miss Song, what do you think?"
Gao Yan sought the opinions of the two women.
Gao Yan and Zhuo Jiangyue are both from Southwest China and like spicy food.
Neither woman objected.
"Handsome men and beautiful women, how many of you are there?"
The waiter came up to greet them and asked.
"Just the three of us."
"This way, please!"
After we were seated, the waiter brought us the menu.
Gao Yan asked the two women to order food.
"You should come, since you're treating!" Zhuo Jiangyue said with a smile.
"Sure!" Gao Yan took the menu and asked Song Yufei, "Can our beautiful Song eat spicy food?"
"She's from Hunan, so she can handle spicy food!"
Zhuo Jiangyue said.
"That's good!"
Gao Yan nodded and ordered a Mapo Tofu, a small pan-fried chicken, twice-cooked pork with fermented black beans and garlic sprouts, as well as a hot and sour shredded potato and meatball soup.
Hearing Gao Yan announce the names of the dishes, Zhuo Jiangyue felt a surge of joy, because these were some of her favorite dishes. She was surprised that even after two years, this guy still remembered her preferences.
Similarly, Song Yufei, who knew Zhuo Jiangyue quite well, also showed a half-smile after hearing the name of the dish.
If there's nothing going on between the two of them, she'll wash her hair upside down.
Gao Yan and Zhuo Jiangyue enjoyed their meal very much, as they chatted about their high school days, leaving Song Yufei unable to join in the conversation.
So they could only eat their food in silence.
Before I knew it, I had eaten too much.
The meal wasn't expensive, costing only around 200 yuan.
"Gao Yan, thank you for treating us to dinner. I'll treat you to milk tea instead!" Zhuo Jiangyue said with a smile.
"Alright, then I won't stand on ceremony!"
"Do you still like lemon flavor?" Zhuo Jiangyue asked again.
"right!"
Gao Yan nodded.
"Okay, I'll go buy it now."
Seeing Zhuo Jiangyue heading towards the milk tea shop, Song Yufei quickly called out, "Jiangyue, you haven't asked me yet!"
"Don't you like taro ball flavor?" Zhuo Jiangyue asked back.
"I want a change of pace today, I want Hong Kong style!" Song Yufei felt ignored and her heart ached slightly.
"Alright then, you guys wait for me here."
"Gao Yan, tell me honestly, what exactly is your relationship with Jiang Yue?"
Song Yufei stared at Gao Yan and asked.
"High school classmate and deskmate!"
Gao Yandao said.
"Pshaw, you're kidding me."
Song Yufei scoffed: "You remember what dishes Jiang Yue likes to eat, and she knows what flavor of milk tea you like. How could you just be a deskmate and classmate?"
“That’s really all!” Gao Yan said again.
"This is boring!"
Song Yufei pouted: "But I have to warn you, Jiang Yue has many high-quality suitors at our school. It won't be easy for you to win her over!"
"Thanks for reminding me, I understand!"
Gao Yan nodded. In the past, he would have definitely chosen to back down, but now he has the system and the confidence to defeat the other competitors.
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